I don't remember Space Cadet,
but I do remember Space Patrol,
which was on the radio in 1952.
It came on Saturdays along with
Big John and Sparky.
I saved up some cereal boxtops
and sent off for a plasma pistol
not unlike the one in the picture.
You put flour in it so when you
pulled the trigger, a puff of white
came out the barrel.